City Basketball, 1983

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 1983

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All-City

FIRST

TEAM |

*Dallas Comegys | Roman

Rico Washington | Franklin

Rodney Blake | Bonner

Mark Johnson | W. Cath.

James

"Bruiser" Flint | Episcopal

Nate Blackwell | Southern

SECOND

TEAM |

Anthony

Robinson | Edison

Rob Lawton | Roman

Brian Leahy | Kenrick

Jack Concannon | Bonner

Chris Blocker | Northeast

THIRD

TEAM |

Anthony

McFadden | Olney

Howard Evans | W. Phila.

Tom Gormley | Bonner

Greg Jacobs | King

Ernest

"Pop" Lewis | G-town

Public League

Playoffs

PRE-PLAYOFFS Eng. & Science 53, Washington 51 (ot)

George Kinsler had 14 points, six rebounds and four assists and went

2-for-4 at the line in the waning moments. Michael Anderson added 17 points for the

Engineers, who made the playoffs in just their second PL season. Washington’s Max

Blank had 17 points, 12 rebounds.

Gratz 50, Parkway 48

Sam Denson took an alley-oop pass from Lamar Belton (19 points, four

assists) and hit a 5-foot banker with 0:01 left. Parkway’s Derrick Hill had 17

points, 14 rebounds.

ROUND-OF-16 Overbrook 70, King 61

Herman “Coozie” Willis (22) and Ahmad Gilbert (18) paced ’Brook.

King’s Greg Jacobs scored 29 points.

Germantown 65, Southern 58

Andrew Marshall scored 22 points and Ernest “Pop” Lewis had 19

points, 13 rebounds. Southern’s Nate “Day-Day” Blackwell had 20 points.

Olney 74, Mastbaum 72

Anthony “T-Bone” McFadden scored 22 points and won it with a

buzzer-beating 22-footer while surrounded by three defenders. David Jones had 16 points.

Mastbaum’s Dana “Dano” Garner shot 13-for-17 for 30 points, adding six

assists.

Dobbins 59, Frankford 51

Greg “Bo” Kimble had 19 points, 11 rebounds. The Mustangs used a

17-2 rush to take a 49-39 lead. Guy Thomas (14) led Frankford.

West 83, Gratz 54

Howard Evans had 25 points and Marc Anderson totaled 19 points, 10

rebounds. Roy Goldwire (16) led Gratz.

Edison 77, Eng. and Science 69

Terry Butler (23), Calvin Gambrell (22) and Anthony Robinson (21) led the

way. Michael Anderson poured in 37 for E&S.

Straw. Mansion 71, Bok 57

Doug “Snooze” Williams (26) and Owolabi Folami (20) led in

scoring and John Stratford grabbed 17 boards. Williams added 12 assists. Mike Brice (14)

was best for Bok.

Franklin 62, Northeast 53

Rico Washington had 18 points and 21 rebounds and Jerome “Pooh”

Richardson dished eight assists. Chris Blocker (23) led Northeast.

QUARTERFINALS Overbrook 56, Dobbins 47

Ahmad Gilbert arrived late, but scored 16 points in the last three

quarters. Octavius “Tate” Davis had 15 points, nine rebounds. Mark Stevenson

(10) led Dobbins.

Edison 72, Straw. Mansion 64 (ot)

Terry Butler (22 points, 17 rebounds) and Anthony Robinson (22, 14) were

strong inside and Edison shot 10-for-11 at the line in OT. Owolabi Folami (21) topped

Mansion.

Franklin 65, Germantown 45

Brian “Sugar Bear” Smith scored 20 points. Rico Washington (17

points) and Ed Robinson split 32 rebounds. G-town’s Ernest “Pop” Lewis had

17 points, nine boards.

West 75, Olney 67

First sub Robert Palmer shot 6-for-8 and 5-for-6 for 17 points for West,

which produced five double-figure scorers. Marc Anderson had 18 points, nine rebounds.

Anthony “T-Bone” McFadden (28) paced Olney.

SEMIFINALS

At Southern

Overbrook 59, Franklin 56

Walt Mitchell mixed 18 points with four assists and Ahmad Gilbert had 16

points, nine rebounds. ‘Brook rallied from 10-0 and 41-28 deficits. Franklin’s

Rico Washington had 12 points, nine rebounds.

At William Penn

West 58, Edison 54

Marc Anderson managed 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Speedboys rallied

from a 46-39 deficit. Howard Evans (13) and Tracey Kelty (12) helped. Edison’s Terry

Butler had 13 points, 12 rebounds.

FINAL

At Temple's McGonigle Hall

Overbrook 52, West 49 (ot)

Herman "Coozie" Willis (19) and Ahmad "Ahkkie" Gilbert (18)

led Overbrook in scoring. With 0:38 left in OT, Octavius "Tate" Davis made two

free throws to provide a 51-49 lead and Gilbert added another at 0:16. West then

sandwiched a missed one-and-one by 'Brook with two misses from the floor. Marc Anderson

had 11 points and nine rebounds for West.

Standings

(Regular season shortened by strike of

maintenance workers)

DIVISION A | |

Frankford | 8 | 1

Olney | 6 | 2

x-Eng. &

Science | 6 | 3

d-Northeast | 6 | 3

Washington | 6 | 3

Lincoln | 2 | 6

Kensington | 1 | 8

x: Beat Wash. for third. |

DIVISION B | |

Straw. Mansion | 6 | 2

Germantown | 6 | 3

King | 5 | 4

Gratz | 3 | 6

Parkway | 3 | 6

Roxborough | 2 | 7

Central | 1 | 7

DIVISION C | |

Franklin | 7 | 1

Edison | 5 | 2

Mastbaum | 5 | 3

Dobbins | 4 | 3

Penn | 3 | 5

University City | 3 | 5

Franklin LC | 0 | 8

DIVISION D | |

West Phila. | 8 | 0

Overbrook | 6 | 2

Southern | 6 | 3

Bok | 3 | 6

Lamberton | 2 | 7

Bartram | 1 | 8

Coaches' All-Public

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Rico Washington | Fkn | 7 | 122 | 17.4

Nate Blackwell | Sou | 9 | 156 | 17.3

Anthony

Robinson | Edi | 7 | 155 | 22.1

Greg Jacobs | King | 9 | 190 | 21.1

Howard Evans | West | 8 | 147 | 18.4

Michael

Anderson | E&S | 9 | 200 | 22.2

Chris Blocker | NE | 9 | 187 | 20.8

Anthony

McFadden | Oln | 8 | 165 | 20.6

Ahmad Gilbert | Ovb | 7 | 119 | 17.0

Henry Smith | West | 8 | 104 | 13.0

Ernest

"Pop" Lewis | Gtn | 9 | 153 | 17.0

Troy Daniel | Lamb | 9 | 247 | 27.4

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Herman

"Coozy" Willis | Ovb | 8 | 132 | 16.5

Nate Boyd | Wash | 9 | 192 | 21.3

Jonathan Orr | Cent | 5 | 105 | 21.0

Jerome Brisbon | Penn | 8 | 182 | 22.8

Guy Thomas | Fkd | 9 | 148 | 16.4

Calvin Gambrell | Edi | 7 | 124 | 17.7

Ed Robinson | Fkn | 8 | 103 | 12.9

Dana

"Dano" Garner | Mast | 8 | 122 | 15.3

Octavius

"Tate" Davis | Ovb | 8 | 69 | 8.6

Max Blank | Wash | 9 | 136 | 15.1

Darin

"Munchy" Mason | Mast | 8 | 146 | 18.3

Owolabi Folami | Mans | 8 | 123 | 15.4

Andrew Marshall | Gtn | 8 | 125 | 15.6

Champs' Rotation

OVERBROOK

Coach

Max Levin

Record

6-2, 21-5

Starters

Ahmad Gilbert

Herman

"Coozie" Willis

Octavius

"Tate" Davis

Walt Mitchell

Tommy Gilbert

Key

Subs

Bruce Hannibal

Mike Mitchell

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra Kenrick 53, La Salle 44 Brian Leahy shot 6-for-9 and 6-for-8 for 18 points and added 11 rebounds and

three assists. Dave Duda (18) and Lee Abernathy (six assists) helped. Sophs Craig Conlin

(20) and Tom Gizzi (15) helped La Salle to a 40-26 rebounding edge. Judge 59, McDevitt 40 Tom Jusczak (12) led in scoring and Don Rauchut had eight rebounds. Tom Shea

(11) paced McDevitt. South Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra Roman 72, St. James 44 Dallas Comegys delivered 19 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks. Rob Williams

added 10 points, seven boards. Jimmy Pee had 16 points for St. James, which collapsed

after building a 19-11 lead. Bonner 67, West 59 Tom Clark and Tom Gormley scored 18 points apiece and Jack Concannon had 12

points, 10 rebounds. Mark ‘‘Marques’’ Johnson (19) led West. Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra Judge 55, Kenrick 43 Sub Rich McCloskey scored nine points and claimed 14 rebounds. John Boyle (11,

10) and Don Rauchut (eight, 12) also made solid contributions in both categories. Kenrick’s

Brian Leahy had 19 points, 14 rebounds. Bonner 43, Roman 42 Tom Gormley notched 15 points and eight rebounds and hit a clinching free throw

with 0:04 left. Jack Concannon (12, 10) and Rodney Blake (eight, 12) helped. Roman’s

Dallas Comegys was huge with 21 points, 21 rebounds, five blocks. FINAL At the Palestra Bonner 73, Judge 53 Jack Concannon shot 7-for-9 and 7-for-8 for 21 points and plucked 15 rebounds

as the Friars gave a championship to coach Ed "Shot" Stefanski, who resigned in

the locker room afterward. Rodney Blake (19, six blocks), Tom Gormley (14, six assists)

and Jim "Goose" Welde (five assists) helped. Judge's John Boyle had 14 points,

four assists.

Standings

NORTH | |

Judge | 15 | 1

La Salle | 12 | 4

Kenrick | 11 | 5

McDevitt | 11 | 5

North | 8 | 8

Dougherty | 5 | 11

Wood | 5 | 11

Ryan | 3 | 13

Egan | 2 | 14

SOUTH | |

Roman | 12 | 2

Bonner | 11 | 3

West | 10 | 4

St. James | 8 | 6

Carroll | 5 | 9

Neumann | 5 | 9

O'Hara | 5 | 9

SJ Prep | 0 | 14

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Brian Leahy | Ken | 14 | 304 | 21.7

Eric Ervin | McD | 16 | 261 | 16.3

Steve Scott | Ken | 16 | 221 | 14.7

Craig Conlin | La S | 16 | 191 | 11.9

Tom Shea | McD | 16 | 206 | 12.9

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Bob Heck | Judge | 16 | 174 | 10.9

Mark Golin | Egan | 14 | 176 | 12.6

Sean Givnish | Wood | 16 | 234 | 14.6

John Dever | North | 16 | 166 | 10.4

John Boyle | Judge | 16 | 150 | 9.4

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Hugh Coleman | North | 15 | 175 | 11.7

Cliff Raynor | McD | 13 | 139 | 10.7

Larry Guess | La S | 16 | 178 | 11.1

Tom Jusczak | Judge | 15 | 116 | 7.7

Kevin McDermott | Egan | 16 | 225 | 14.1

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Dallas Comegys | Roman | 14 | 245 | 17.5

Mark Johnson | West | 14 | 262 | 18.7

Rodney Blake | Bonn | 14 | 237 | 16.9

Rob Lawton | Roman | 14 | 208 | 14.9

Jimmy Pee | St. J | 14 | 272 | 19.4

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Jack Concannon | Bonn | 14 | 176 | 12.8

Jim Barasha | St. J | 13 | 132 | 10.2

Erik Cooper | Neum | 14 | 187 | 13.4

Tom Gormley | Bonn | 14 | 155 | 11.1

Rich Conboy | Carr | 14 | 231 | 16.5

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Tom Clark | Bonn | 13 | 123 | 9.5

Tim Kelly | O'H | 14 | 170 | 12.1

Steve Benton | Neum | 14 | 206 | 14.7

Demetrius

Styles | Roman | 14 | 141 | 10.1

Mike Doyle | O'H | 14 | 183 | 13.1

Champs' Rotation

BONNER

Coach

Ed

"Shot" Stefanski

Record

11-3, 27-7

Starters

Rodney Blake

Jack Concannon

Tom Gormley

Tom Clark

Jim

"Goose" Welde

Key

Subs

Jim Carr

Dave Koskinen

Inter-Ac League

Episcopal (10-0)

The clincher came in Game No. 9, a 45-39 success at Gtn. Academy. James

"Bruiser" Flint totaled 18 points and three assists and Anthony Dade had 15

points and four blocks. The visiting Churchmen completed a 10-0 season by smoking

Haverford School, 92-59, behind 29-point efforts by Flint and Dade. Episcopal, the champ

for the fourth time in five years under coach Dan Dougherty, raised its marks during that

span to 46-4 in the league and 112-10 overall. Malvern took second place at 8-2.

Standings

Episcopal | 10 | 0

Malvern | 8 | 2

Penn Charter | 6 | 4

Gtn. Academy | 4 | 6

Chestnut Hill | 1 | 9

Haverford Sch. | 1 | 9

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

James

"Bruiser" Flint | EA | 10 | 221 | 22.1

Andy Vye | PC | 10 | 171 | 17.1

Anthony Dade | EA | 10 | 174 | 17.4

Rob McCarry | MP | 10 | 135 | 13.5

Rick Maccarone | MP | 10 | 163 | 16.3

Otis Ellis | GA | 10 | 177 | 17.7

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Carl Arrigale | PC | 10 | 132 | 13.2

Pete Mayock | HS | 10 | 133 | 13.3

Rick Southcott | MP | 10 | 68 | 6.8

Rick Williams | GA | 10 | 158 | 15.8

Gerry Williams | CH | 10 | 114 | 11.4

Champs' Rotation

EPISCOPAL

Coach

Dan Dougherty

Record

10-0, 24-1

Starters

James

"Bruiser" Flint

Anthony Dade

Dolph Tokarczyk

Mike Dougherty

Mark Farrell

Key

Subs

Chris Flynn

Rob Braker